Coral Cup Race Card

The Coral Cup - or the ‘Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)’ to give it its full title - is both one of the most hotly anticipated handicap races at Cheltenham and is of course a hugely popular fixture on Day Two of the Festival.

In this race card page we’ve taken a look at everything from the runners, to the history of the race and as an added bonus, we’ve provided some useful Coral Cup tips.

Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle Runners And Entries 2024

Below you can find the runners and entries for the Coral Cup for this year's Cheltenham Festival.

This is a full list of entries, but there are further declarations five days before the race, and then final declarations 48 hours before. So be sure to check back for all the latest updates.

Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

1st
Harry Skelton

Langer Dan

Age: 8
Weight: 11.6
OR: 141
J:
 
Harry Skelton
T:
 
Dan Skelton
travelled strongly, midfield, headway 2 out, led narrowly before last, ridden clear final 110yds, readily (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that having had a poor start to the winter campaign gelding had been scoped and was found to have ulcers and had benefitted from having received treatment for stomach ulcers on this occasion, trainer further explained gelding had bled on his previous outing at Kempton, which had been reported)
2nd
Rachael Blackmore

Ballyadam

Age: 9
Weight: 12.0
OR: 147
J:
 
Rachael Blackmore
T:
 
Henry De Bromhead
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 2 out, prominent when not fluent last, went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner
3rd
Michael O'Sullivan

Shanbally Kid

Age: 7
Weight: 11.1
OR: 134
J:
 
Michael O'Sullivan
T:
 
W P Mullins
in touch with leaders, edged left after 2nd, not fluent 4 out, headway and pressed leader 2 out, briefly disputed lead before last, no extra and lost second inside final 110yds, just held third
4th
James Bowen

Lucky Place

Age: 5
Weight: 11.3
OR: 137
J:
 
James Bowen
T:
 
Nicky Henderson
held up in rear, raced wide and headway 2 out, went fourth last, stayed on final 110yds
5th
Ricky Doyle

Franciscan Rock

Age: 7
Weight: 11.4
OR: 138
J:
 
Ricky Doyle
T:
 
M F Morris
raced wide, midfield, headway and prominent when not fluent 2 out, weakened run-in

Coral Cup Tips

Looking for Coral Cup tips? This is where all our tips for the race will be listed when they’re available. You should also check out our Coral Cup odds page too if you’re looking for the best value bets.

Exeter - March 19 2024
Exeter 15:00
3
James Bowen

Numitor

J: James Bowen
T: Heather Main
James Bowen

Numitor

bet365
£10.00 Returns £110.00
10/1
midnite
£10.00 Returns £100.00
9/1
betfair
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betfred
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betuk
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
skybet
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
10/1
Age: 10
Weight: 11-9
OR: 132
Days: 340
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
14/04/23AIN21Sft10-6PU
25/03/23NBY20Sft11-92
24/02/23WAR20Gd11-113
27/12/22CHP19.5Sft11-0PU
25/11/22NBY20Gd11-23
Exeter 16:00
3
Ned Fox

Desert Fortune

J: Ned Fox
T: Venetia Williams
Ned Fox

Desert Fortune

bet365
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betuk
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
skybet
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
betfred
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
betway
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
coral
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
midnite
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
betfair
£10.00 Returns £27.50
7/4
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £27.50
7/4
2/1
Age: 7
Weight: 11-4
OR: 90
Days: 21
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
27/02/24LEI20Hy11-72
28/03/23HUN25Sft12-0PU
02/02/23FAK23.5Gd11-75
22/12/22FFO20Sft10-79
17/11/22WCN15Gd11-27
Wetherby - March 19 2024
Wetherby 16:15
3
Jordan Nailor

Mister Barclay

J: Jordan Nailor
T: Tom Symonds
Jordan Nailor

Mister Barclay

bet365
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betfair
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betfred
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betuk
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
midnite
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
skybet
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
9/2
Age: 6
Weight: 11-6
OR: 91
Days: 23
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
25/02/24HER21.5Sft11-27
25/01/24WET19.5Sft11-53
26/12/23WET19.5Sft10-82
17/11/23DON21Gd11-17
06/04/23HER16GS10-133
Wetherby 14:45
3
Aaron Anderson

Raffles Wonder

J: Aaron Anderson
T: Rebecca Menzies
Aaron Anderson

Raffles Wonder

bet365
£10.00 Returns £19.09
10/11
midnite
£10.00 Returns £18.50
17/20
betfred
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betuk
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betway
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
coral
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
skybet
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £18.33
5/6
betfair
£10.00 Returns £18.00
4/5
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £18.00
4/5
10/11
Age: 7
Weight: 11-10
OR: 86
Days: 5
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
14/03/24HEX16Hy11-01
24/02/24NCS17Hy11-43
07/02/24SED17Sft11-76
06/01/24NCS20.5Sft11-010
23/12/23NCS17Gd11-211
Wolverhampton (AW) - March 19 2024
Wolverhampton (AW) 20:00
2(2)
Archie Young

Prince Ali

J: Archie Young
T: Deborah Faulkner
Archie Young

Prince Ali

betfair
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
midnite
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
skybet
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
bet365
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
betfred
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
betuk
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £35.00
5/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £34.00
12/5
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £30.00
2/1
11/4
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 62
Days: 4
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
15/03/24WOL9.5St9-62
26/02/24WOL9.5St10-33
07/01/24WOL9.5St9-610
10/12/23WOL8.5St9-06
04/12/23WOL9.5St8-132
Wolverhampton (AW) 19:30
3(7)
Ben Coen

Bernie The Bear

J: Ben Coen
T: Linda Perratt
Ben Coen

Bernie The Bear

betfair
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
betfred
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
betway
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
bet365
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betuk
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
coral
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
midnite
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
skybet
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
3/1
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 52
Days: 12
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
07/03/24NCS6St9-92
23/02/24LIN7St8-75
13/02/24NCS7St9-54
02/02/24NCS6St8-123
25/01/24NCS6St8-132
Wolverhampton (AW) 18:00
8(6)
Joey Haynes

Munificent

J: Joey Haynes
T: Chelsea Banham
Joey Haynes

Munificent

betfred
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
betvictor
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
coral
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
skybet
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
betfair
£10.00 Returns £47.50
15/4
midnite
£10.00 Returns £47.50
15/4
betway
£10.00 Returns £45.00
7/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £45.00
7/2
bet365
£10.00 Returns £43.33
10/3
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £43.33
10/3
betuk
£10.00 Returns £43.33
10/3
grosvenor
£10.00 Returns £43.33
10/3
4/1
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 52
Days: 19
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
29/02/24CFD5St9-17
12/02/24WOL5St9-24
10/01/24KEM6St/Slw8-74
30/12/23WOL7St9-211
03/11/23NMK5Hy8-86

Alongside our Coral Cup tips, you can also get tips for the rest of Day Two of Cheltenham here, as well as a selection of other top tips from our experts for the entire 2024 Festival here.

More Information On The Coral Cup

The Coral Cup is the third race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival - coincidently this is also Ladies’ Day.

The race is run on the Old Course over two miles, five furlongs and there are 10 hurdles for the runners to tackle. It’s open to horses aged four and above and the handicap mark to get into the race differs each year. The race has Premier Handicap status which some still refer to as ‘‘Grade 3’ status, and as of 2024, it has up to £100,000 in prize money.

A Brief History Of The Coral Cup

The first running of this particular handicap hurdle was in 1993 and it has featured at the Festival ever since. It started out as just a handicap race, however, it was promoted to Grade 3 status for the 1999 Festival and in 2023 was given ‘Premier Handicap’ status.

Peter Scudamore won the first race in 1993 riding Olympian, which was trained by Martin Pipe. He also received a £50,000 bonus having also won the Imperial Cup at Sandown, the Saturday before.

Recent Coral Cup Winners And Notable Stats

Here are the most recent Coral Cup winners, along with more information about the horses, trainers and jockeys involved:

Year Winner Age weight Trainer Jockey
2023 Langer Dan 6 11–00 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
2022 Commander Of Fleet 7 11–10 Gordon Elliott Shane Fitzgerald
2021 Heaven Help Us 7 10-02 Paul Hennessy Richard Condon
2020 Dame De Compagnie 7 10-12 Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty
2019 William Henry 9 11-10 Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
2018 Bleu Berry 7 11-02 Willie Mullins Mark Walsh
2017 Supasundae 7 11-04 Jessica Harrington Robbie Power
2016 Diamond King 8 11-03 Gordon Elliott Davy Russell
2015 Aux Ptits Soins 5 10-07 Paul Nicholls Sam Twiston-Davies
2014 Whisper 6 11-06 Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
2013 Medinas 6 11–10 Alan King Wayne Hutchinson

As of 2024, the trainer with the most wins is Nicky Henderson (4) - Spirit River (2010), Whisper (2014), William Henry (2019), Dame De Compagnie (2020). There are two jockeys with the joint-most wins (3 each), these are Davy Russell and Barry Geraghty. The latter being the most-recent winner of the two in 2020.

Coral Cup FAQs